GPS RESEARCH LIBRARY: Repealing Georgia's habeas deadline: the evidence on floodgates, the 2004 Act, no-deadline states, victims, and developments since September 2026 ============================================================ Georgia Prisoners' Speak — gps.press Generated: 2026-11-13 14:34:03 EST Research Date: 2026-11-11 Topic: Sentencing and release JSON: https://gps.press/research-data/repealing-georgias-habeas-deadline-the-evidence-on-floodgates-the-2004-act-no-deadline-states-victims-and-developments-since-september-2026/?format=json SUMMARY ---------------------------------------- Evidence on repealing Georgia's habeas deadline: floodgates, the 2004 Act, states with no deadline, victims, and recent developments. STATISTICS (41) ---------------------------------------- - [reported] Georgia Supreme Court habeas corpus applications filed in 1993 The Annual report on the work of the Georgia Courts, 1994, reports 122 habeas corpus applications filed with the Georgia Supreme Court in 1993, within a total of 1,938 filings across all categories. Value: 122.0 applications Date: 1993-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: Annual report on the work of the Georgia Courts, 1994 - Digital Library of Georgia - [reported] NYC Bar: 440 motions filed in 2.4% of assigned cases, 2005-2009 A New York City Bar Association committee report states that over the five years 2005-2009, a CPL Article 440 post-conviction motion was filed in only 2.4% of the criminal appeals cases assigned to the institutional defender providers it examined. Value: 2.4 percent of assigned cases Tags: legal,post-conviction,courts Sources: Contact: Maria Cilenti - Director of Legislative Affairs - mcilenti@nycbar.org - (212) 382-6655 - [reported] Georgia Superior Courts habeas corpus cases disposed 2021-2025 Georgia Superior Courts disposed of 606 habeas corpus cases in 2021, 708 in 2022, 742 in 2023, 956 in 2024, and 943 in 2025, per the AOC Superior Court caseload dashboard. Value: 3955.0 cases disposed (2021-2025 total) Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: Microsoft Power BI - [reported] Georgia Supreme Court habeas corpus applications filed in 1992 The Annual report on the work of the Georgia Courts, 1994, reports 117 habeas corpus applications filed with the Georgia Supreme Court in 1992, within a total of 1,784 filings across all categories. Value: 117.0 applications Date: 1992-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: Annual report on the work of the Georgia Courts, 1994 - Digital Library of Georgia - [reported] Georgia Superior Courts habeas corpus cases filed 2021-2025 Statewide Habeas Corpus case filings in Georgia Superior Courts were 807 in 2021, 896 in 2022, 904 in 2023, 896 in 2024, and 924 in 2025, totaling 4,427 over the five years (807+896+904+896+924). Value: 4427.0 cases filed (2021-2025 total) Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: Microsoft Power BI - [confirmed] Indiana statewide post-conviction relief filings 2024 Indiana's statewide post-conviction relief (PC) case filings totaled 281 in 2024, all in Circuit, Superior & Probate courts. Value: 281.0 filings Date: 2024-01-01 Tags: legal,operations Sources: Indiana Judicial Service Report - [reported] Georgia Supreme Court habeas corpus applications filed 1986-1987 A table titled 'Supreme Court Caseload: 1986 and 1987 (Docket entries)' reports Habeas corpus applications filed with the Georgia Supreme Court as 158 in 1986 and 203 in 1987. Value: 203.0 habeas applications filed (1987) (vs. 158 habeas applications filed (1986)) Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: If you have issues viewing or accessing this file contact us at NCJRS.gov., 128960NCJRS - [reported] Georgia superior court total cases filed 2021-2025 The Georgia AOC's Superior Court Dashboard (Power BI) offers Year filter values of only 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, with total statewide superior court cases filed of 323,640 in 2021, 317,201 in 2022, 335,376 in 2023, 334,606 in 2024, and 344,422 in 2025 (all case categories combined). Value: 344422.0 cases filed (vs. 323640 2021 cases filed) Tags: legal,courts,caseload Sources: AOC Superior Court Caseload Dashboard - [reported] Vermont civil division: 47 new habeas filings statewide Vermont's civil division had 47 new habeas corpus filings statewide, per the Vermont Judiciary statewide statistics table. Value: 47.0 filings Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: Vermont Judiciary (vtcourts.gov) - [reported] Georgia Supreme Court habeas corpus filings 2006-2008 The Georgia Supreme Court's 'Cases Filed' table shows Habeas Corpus filings of 48 in 2006, 48 in 2007, and 46 in 2008. Value: 46.0 habeas corpus filings (2008) (vs. 48 habeas corpus filings (2006 and 2007)) Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: 2009 annual report: Georgia courts - Digital Library of Georgia; 2008 annual report: Georgia courts: supplemental caseload report - Digital Library of Georgia - [reported] Vermont civil division: 79 new post-conviction relief filings statewide Vermont's civil division had 79 new post-conviction relief filings statewide, per the Vermont Judiciary statewide statistics table. Value: 79.0 filings Tags: legal,post-conviction,courts Sources: Vermont Judiciary (vtcourts.gov) - [reported] Georgia Supreme Court habeas corpus applications disposed 2006-2008 The Georgia Supreme Court's 'Cases Disposed' table shows Habeas Corpus Applications: Granted 44 (2006), 44 (2007), 22 (2008); Denied 383 (2006), 309 (2007), 257 (2008); Dismissed 100 (2006), 57 (2007), 56 (2008); Other 12 (2006), 32 (2007), 4 (2008). Value: 22.0 habeas applications granted (2008) (vs. 44 habeas applications granted (2006 and 2007)) Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: 2009 annual report: Georgia courts - Digital Library of Georgia; 2008 annual report: Georgia courts: supplemental caseload report - Digital Library of Georgia - [reported] Supreme Court habeas dispositions 2006-2007 In the FY2008 Judicial Council/AOC Supplemental Caseload Report, the Supreme Court of Georgia's Habeas Corpus Applications (a Supreme Court disposition category, distinct from superior court filings) were Granted 44 in 2006 and 44 in 2007, Denied 383 in 2006 and 309 in 2007, and Dismissed 100 in 2006 and 57 in 2007. Value: 383.0 denied (vs. 309 denied in 2007) Tags: legal,habeas,caseload Sources: 2008 Annual Report: Georgia Courts - [reported] Georgia Supreme Court new cases July 2024-June 2025 In its FY2025 annual report, the Judicial Council of Georgia/AOC describes the Supreme Court of Georgia's workload as taking in more than 1,490 new cases between July 2024 and June 2025, including direct and cross appeals, petitions for certiorari, discretionary and interlocutory appeals, death penalty habeas cases, and lawyer disciplinary matters, without reporting a separate count of certificate-of-probable-cause habeas applications. Value: 1490.0 new cases (minimum) Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: jcaoc.georgiacourts.gov: FY 25 AR v021226 compress - [reported] Georgia Supreme Court habeas corpus applications disposed in 2011 The Supreme Court of Georgia disposed of habeas corpus applications in 2011 as follows: Death Penalty 5, Granted 13, Denied 264, Dismissed 68, Other 7. Date: 2011-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: jcaoc.georgiacourts.gov: 40th Annual Report FY13 - [reported] Vermont Supreme Court FY2022: 2 PCR appeals filed, 6 pending at start, 6 decided, 2 pending at end The Vermont Supreme Court's FY 2022 statistics show 2 Post Conviction Relief Appeal cases filed, with 6 pending at the beginning of the fiscal year, 6 decided, and 2 pending at the end of FY 2022. Value: 2.0 cases filed Tags: legal,post-conviction,courts Sources: Vermont Supreme Court Statistics FY 2022 - [reported] Georgia Supreme Court habeas corpus applications disposed in 2012 The Supreme Court of Georgia disposed of habeas corpus applications in 2012 as follows: Death Penalty 6, Granted 9, Denied 263, Other 6. Date: 2012-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: jcaoc.georgiacourts.gov: 40th Annual Report FY13 - [reported] Vermont FY2024 Prisoner case category incoming caseload: 500 Vermont's FY2024 Civil Division incoming caseload statewide total for the Prisoner case category, which includes Habeas Corpus, Post Conviction Relief, Review of Governmental Action, and Other prisoner cases, was 500. Value: 500.0 cases Tags: legal,habeas,post-conviction,courts Sources: Statistical Summary (vtcourts.gov) - [reported] Georgia Supreme Court habeas corpus applications for appeal in 2011 and 2012 The Supreme Court of Georgia's 'Applications for Appeal' in the 'Habeas Corpus' category numbered 360 in 2011 and 313 in 2012. Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: jcaoc.georgiacourts.gov: 40th Annual Report FY13 - [reported] Supreme Court habeas corpus filings 1994-1995 An Annual Report on the Work of the Georgia Courts' Supreme Court Caseload table for 1994 and 1995 shows Applications for appeal, Habeas corpus filed of 202 in 1994 and 277 in 1995. Value: 277.0 filings (vs. 202 1994 filings) Tags: legal,habeas,caseload Sources: dlg.usg.edu: fulltext.text - [reported] Probate court habeas corpus civil filings in 2011 and 2012 The Georgia Judicial Council's 40th Annual Report (FY13) reports Probate Court Habeas Corpus civil filings of 9 in 2011 and 36 in 2012. Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: jcaoc.georgiacourts.gov: 40th Annual Report FY13 - [reported] California superior courts: 3,758 criminal habeas corpus filings statewide (2026 report) California superior courts' criminal habeas corpus filings totaled 3,758 cases statewide. Value: 3758.0 cases Date: 2026-01-01 Tags: legal,operations Sources: 2026 Court Statistics Report - [reported] West Virginia Appeals by Right: 52 new Post-Conviction filings The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals' Quick Reference Statistics show 52 new Post-Conviction filings under Appeals by Right, per the table row 'Post-Conviction 52 5233 3363%'. Value: 52.0 filings Tags: legal,post-conviction,courts Sources: Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia - [reported] Supreme Court habeas corpus applications 1985-1986 In the Fourteenth Annual Report on the Work of the Georgia Courts, the Supreme Court Caseload table for 1985 and 1986 shows Habeas corpus applications filed as 125 and 158. Value: 158.0 filings (vs. 125 1985 filings) Tags: legal,habeas,caseload Sources: If you have issues viewing or accessing this file, please contact us at NCJRS.gov. - [estimated] Minnesota fiscal note estimate of new postconviction petitions A Minnesota fiscal note on HF2400 (modifying postconviction relief petition standards) estimated that, based on 5 years of judicial branch data showing an average of approximately 328 postconviction relief petitions filed statewide each year, a 10 or 20% increase from the bill's expanded newly-discovered-evidence standard would amount to between 33 and 66 new petitions statewide per year. Value: 328.0 petitions per year (vs. 66 upper estimate of new petitions per year) Tags: legal,budget,policy Sources: Fiscal Note 2023-2024 Legislative Session - [reported] West Virginia Appeals by Right: 56 new Post-Conviction filings The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals' Quick Reference Statistics show 56 new Post-Conviction filings under Appeals by Right, per the table row 'Post-Conviction 56 5646 4682%'. Value: 56.0 filings Tags: legal,post-conviction,courts Sources: Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia - [reported] Supreme Court habeas corpus applications 1988-1989 The Seventeenth Annual Report on the Work of the Georgia Courts shows Supreme Court Habeas corpus applications filed as 171 in 1988 and 157 in 1989. Value: 157.0 filings (vs. 171 1988 filings) Tags: legal,habeas,caseload Sources: If you have issues viewing or accessing this file contact us at NCJRS.gov., 129453NCJRS - [confirmed] New Mexico district court habeas filings FY21 New Mexico's statewide district courts had 85 new habeas corpus case filings in FY21. Value: 85.0 filings Tags: legal,operations Sources: New Mexico Judiciary, NM Judiciary Statistical Addendum FY21 1 - [reported] Georgia Supreme Court habeas corpus filings in 2003 and 2004 The Judicial Council of Georgia/AOC's FY2005 Annual Report's Supreme Court 'Cases Filed' table reports, under 'Applications for Appeal,' Habeas Corpus filings of 385 in 2003 and 493 in 2004. Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: 2005 Annual Report: Georgia Courts - [reported] California superior courts: 4,569 criminal habeas corpus filings statewide (2024 report) California superior courts statewide recorded 4,569 criminal habeas corpus filings in the fiscal year covered by this table. Value: 4569.0 cases Date: 2024-01-01 Tags: legal,operations Sources: 2024 Court Statistics Report - [confirmed] New Mexico district court habeas filings FY20 New Mexico's statewide district courts had 133 new habeas corpus case filings in FY20. Value: 133.0 filings Tags: legal,operations Sources: New Mexico Judiciary, NMCourts Statistical Addendum FY20 1 1 - [reported] Georgia Supreme Court habeas corpus applications dismissed in 2003 and 2004 The Judicial Council of Georgia/AOC's FY2005 Annual Report's Supreme Court 'Cases Disposed' table reports Habeas Corpus Applications Dismissed as 51 in 2003 and 64 in 2004. Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: 2005 Annual Report: Georgia Courts - [reported] Supreme Court habeas corpus filings 2006-2007 (35th Annual Report) The Georgia Judicial Council's 35th Annual Report (FY08) reports Supreme Court of Georgia Applications for Appeal, Habeas Corpus filings of 367 in CY 2006 and 337 in CY 2007. Value: 337.0 filings (vs. 367 2006 filings) Tags: legal,habeas,caseload Sources: Annual Report (jcaoc.georgiacourts.gov) - [reported] Georgia Supreme Court habeas corpus applications denied in 2002 and 2003 The Judicial Council of Georgia/AOC's FY2004 Annual Report's Supreme Court 'Cases Disposed' table reports Habeas Corpus Applications Denied as 278 in 2002 and 237 in 2003. Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: 2004 Annual Report: Georgia Courts - [reported] Supreme Court habeas corpus filings 2010-2011 The Georgia Judicial Council's 39th Annual Report (FY12) reports Supreme Court of Georgia Applications for Appeal, Habeas Corpus filings of 402 in 2010 and 360 in 2011. Value: 360.0 filings (vs. 402 2010 filings) Tags: legal,habeas,caseload Sources: jcaoc.georgiacourts.gov: 39th Annual Report FY12 - [confirmed] New Mexico appeals of habeas grants FY22 The New Mexico Supreme Court's statistical addendum reports that 7 'State's Appeals of Grants of Writs of Habeas Corpus' were filed in the fiscal-year period covered, with 6 pending at the beginning and 7 pending at the end of that period. Value: 7.0 appeals filed Tags: legal,operations Sources: New Mexico Judiciary, FY22 Judicial Statistical Addendum 1 - [reported] Supreme Court habeas corpus filings 1991-1992 The Twentieth Annual Report on the Work of the Georgia Courts' Supreme Court Caseload: 1991 and 1992 table shows Applications for appeal, Habeas corpus filed of 149 in 1991 and 117 in 1992. Value: 117.0 filings (vs. 149 1991 filings) Tags: legal,habeas,caseload Sources: Auuual Hcp0l't (dlg.usg.edu) - [reported] Supreme Court habeas corpus filings 1990-1991 The Nineteenth Annual Report on the Work of the Georgia Courts' Supreme Court Caseload: 1990 and 1991 table shows Applications for appeal, Habeas corpus filed of 171 for 1990. Value: 171.0 filings Date: 1990-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,caseload Sources: Nineteenth Annual Report on the Work of the Georgia Courts - [reported] Georgia Supreme Court habeas corpus filings in 2007 and 2008 The Judicial Council of Georgia/AOC's FY2009 Annual Report's Supreme Court 'Cases Filed' table reports Habeas Corpus filings, under 'Applications for Appeal,' of 337 in 2007 and 416 in 2008. Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: Annual Report: Georgia Courts - [reported] Supreme Court habeas corpus filings 1993 The Twenty-First Annual Report on the Work of the Georgia Courts' Supreme Court Caseload: 1992 and 1993 table shows Applications for appeal, Habeas corpus filed of 122 for 1993. Value: 122.0 filings Date: 1993-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,caseload Sources: Jl994 Annual Report - [reported] Supreme Court habeas corpus filings 1996 A Georgia Judicial Council/AOC Annual Report's Supreme Court Caseload: 1995 and 1996 table shows Applications for appeal, Habeas corpus filed of 283 for 1996. Value: 283.0 filings Date: 1996-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,caseload Sources: 1997 Annual Report LEGAL FACTS (79) ---------------------------------------- - [confirmed] O.C.G.A. § 17-17-14 victim notification requirement extends through post-conviction process Georgia law requires a victim who wants notification to keep the prosecuting attorney informed of a current address and phone number 'until final disposition or completion of the appellate and post-conviction process, whichever occurs later.' Tags: legal,victims,post-conviction Sources: Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 17-17-14 (GPS's copy of the Code) - [confirmed] Georgia 2004 habeas statute codified at O.C.G.A. §§ 9-14-42(c),(d) and 9-14-48(e) The 2004 Georgia statute restricting habeas corpus is codified at 2004 Ga. Laws 917, sections 1 and 3, codified at O.C.G.A. §§ 9-14-42(c), (d) and 9-14-48(e). Date: 2004-01-01 Tags: legal,policy,parole Sources: Digital Commons @ University of Georgia, viewcontent.cgi [2] - [confirmed] Illinois allows actual-innocence post-conviction petition within reasonable time Illinois' Post-Conviction Hearing Act, 725 ILCS 5/122-1(a-5), provides that a proceeding alleging actual innocence may be commenced within a reasonable period of time after conviction notwithstanding any other provisions of the Article. Tags: legal,policy,parole Sources: 725 ILCS 5/122-1 - [confirmed] Abrams v. Laughlin: four-year window for new-right habeas claims The Georgia Supreme Court held in Abrams v. Laughlin that if the Court decides a case recognizing a new right, 'a convicted felon not sentenced to death seeking to assert that right will have four years from this Court's decision within which to file his habeas petition.' Date: 2018-06-18 Tags: legal,habeas,post-conviction Sources: Abrams v. Laughlin, Supreme Court of Georgia, 2018-06-18 (court record via CourtListener) - [confirmed] 2004 Georgia habeas statute set July 1, 2005 (misdemeanor) and July 1, 2008 (felony) deadlines for pre-2004 convictions The 2004 Georgia habeas corpus statute provided that any person whose conviction became final as of July 1, 2004, regardless of the date of conviction, had until July 1, 2005 in the case of a misdemeanor or until July 1, 2008 in the case of a felony to bring a habeas action. Tags: legal,policy Sources: Digital Commons @ University of Georgia, viewcontent.cgi [2] - [confirmed] Indiana victim right to be heard at postconviction release decisions Indiana Code § 35-40-5-5 gives a crime victim the right to be heard at any proceeding involving sentencing, a postconviction release decision, or a pre-conviction release decision under a forensic diversion program. Date: 2025-01-01 Tags: legal,parole,policy Sources: Indiana Code § 35-40-5-5. Right to Be Heard at Sentencing or Release :: 2025 Indiana Code :: U.S. Codes and Statutes :: U.S. Law :: Justia - [confirmed] Rhode Island post-conviction application may be filed at any time Rhode Island's post-conviction remedy statute, R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-9.1-3, states that an application may be filed at any time, with no filing deadline. Tags: legal,post-conviction,no-deadline Sources: Title 10 Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure in Particular Actions - [confirmed] O.C.G.A. § 9-14-42 amended by 2004 Act The history note of O.C.G.A. § 9-14-42 lists it as amended by Ga. L. 2004, p. 917, § 1, among other amending acts. Date: 2004-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,legislation Sources: Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 9-14-42 (GPS's copy of the Code) - [confirmed] Abrams v. Laughlin: petition untimely under all § 9-14-42(c) paragraphs In Abrams v. Laughlin the Georgia Supreme Court held Abrams's habeas petition was not timely under any paragraph of O.C.G.A. § 9-14-42(c) and affirmed dismissal, concluding 'the habeas court correctly dismissed the petition as untimely.' Date: 2018-06-18 Tags: legal,habeas,post-conviction Sources: Abrams v. Laughlin, Supreme Court of Georgia, 2018-06-18 (court record via CourtListener) - [confirmed] Georgia's 2004 habeas limitations period patterned on AEDPA but four years for felonies vs. one year federally The statute of limitations enacted in Georgia's 2004 habeas statute is patterned after and worded nearly identically to the federal statute of limitations on habeas corpus proceedings by state prisoners added by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, except that the federal time limitation period is one year for all offenses. Date: 2004-01-01 Tags: legal,policy Sources: Digital Commons @ University of Georgia, viewcontent.cgi [2] - [confirmed] NDAA standard on collateral review conduct The National District Attorneys Association's National Prosecution Standards (3rd Edition), Standard 8-1.6 'Collateral Review,' states that the prosecutor shall not assert or contest an issue on collateral review unless there is a basis in law and fact for doing so, and the basis should not be frivolous and may include good faith arguments for extension, modification or reversal of existing law. Tags: legal,policy Sources: National District Attorneys Association - [confirmed] Rhode Island victim notice tied to parole-board petitions, not habeas Rhode Island's victim-notification provision, R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-28-6(a), requires the parole board to notify the victim of the pendency of proceedings before the board on an inmate's petition for parole; the provision is specific to parole-board petitions rather than to habeas corpus or post-conviction-relief litigation. Tags: legal,victims,parole Sources: Title 12 Criminal Procedure - [confirmed] Grace period for habeas petitions under O.C.G.A. § 9-14-42(c)(1) O.C.G.A. § 9-14-42(c)(1) provides that any person whose felony conviction became final as of July 1, 2004, has until July 1, 2008, to bring a habeas action; for misdemeanor convictions final as of that date, the deadline is July 1, 2005. Tags: legal,habeas,legislation Sources: Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 9-14-42 (GPS's copy of the Code) - [confirmed] Abrams v. Laughlin: transitional deadlines for pre-2004 convictions In Abrams v. Laughlin, the Georgia Supreme Court noted that Georgia's habeas deadline statute was enacted with a one-year period for misdemeanors and a four-year period for felonies, with transitional dates: 'any person whose conviction has become final as of July 1, 2004, regardless of the date of conviction, shall have until July 1, 2005, in the case of a misdemeanor or until July 1, 2008, in the case of a felony to bring an action.' Date: 2018-06-18 Tags: legal,habeas,post-conviction Sources: Abrams v. Laughlin, Supreme Court of Georgia, 2018-06-18 (court record via CourtListener) - [confirmed] Pre-2004 Georgia convictions: limitations began July 1, 2004 (four years felony, one year misdemeanor) Under Georgia's 2004 habeas statute, for persons whose convictions occurred before passage of the statute, the limitations periods began to run on July 1, 2004 (the statute's effective date), with a person convicted of a felony having four years, until July 1, 2008, and a person convicted of a misdemeanor having one year, until July 1, 2005, to file the habeas petition. Tags: legal,policy Sources: Digital Commons @ University of Georgia, viewcontent.cgi [2] - [reported] South Carolina enacted one-year PCR limitations period in 1995 South Carolina's legislature enacted a statute of limitations for post-conviction relief (PCR) actions in 1995, requiring that a PCR application be filed within one year after entry of a judgment of conviction, or within one year of final disposition on direct appeal under other exceptions. Date: 1995-01-01 Tags: legal,post-conviction,deadline Sources: justice360sc.org: A Reintroduction Survival Skills for Post Conviction Practice in - [confirmed] Georgia Supreme Court: 2004 amendment added statute of limitations after Massaline In Roberts v. Cooper, the Supreme Court of Georgia stated that after its 2001 Massaline decision, the General Assembly in 2004 amended OCGA § 9-14-42 to add subsection (c), providing a period of limitation for filing an initial habeas petition. Date: 2004-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: Roberts v. Cooper, Supreme Court of Georgia, 2010-03-15 (court record via CourtListener) - [confirmed] Felony convictions before July 1, 2004 required habeas filing by July 1, 2008 Under O.C.G.A. § 9-14-42(c)(1), a person convicted of a felony before July 1, 2004, was required to file a petition for writ of habeas corpus on or before July 1, 2008, absent exceptions. Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: Roberts v. Cooper, Supreme Court of Georgia, 2010-03-15 (court record via CourtListener) - [confirmed] Indiana post-conviction rule allows filing at any time Indiana's Post-Conviction Rule allows a person claiming listed grounds for relief to institute a post-conviction proceeding at any time. Tags: legal,policy Sources: 1. Post-Conviction Relief - [confirmed] Indiana victim notification of appellate/post-conviction status Indiana law requires that if a person convicted of a crime against the victim seeks appellate review or attacks the person's conviction or sentence, the prosecuting attorney or the attorney general's office shall inform the victim, upon request, of the status of the case and of the decision of the court. Tags: legal,policy Sources: Indiana Code Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure § 35-40-6-10 | FindLaw - [confirmed] Vermont post-conviction relief may be sought at any time Vermont's post-conviction relief statute, 13 V.S.A. § 7131, allows a prisoner to move to vacate, set aside or correct the sentence at any time, with no filing deadline stated. Tags: legal,post-conviction,no-deadline Sources: 13 V.S.A. § 7131. Prisoner in custody under sentence - [confirmed] Calderon v. Thompson: state finality interests compelling after appellate mandate denying habeas relief In Calderon v. Thompson, the U.S. Supreme Court stated that 'A State's interests in finality are compelling when a federal court of appeals issues a mandate denying federal habeas relief' and that at that point, having borne 'the significant costs of federal habeas review,' the State is entitled to the assurance of finality. Tags: legal Sources: Arthur CALDERON, Warden, Petitioner, v. Thomas THOMPSON. | Supreme Court | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute - [confirmed] O.C.G.A. § 9-14-42(c) enacted in 2004 O.C.G.A. § 9-14-42(c), which prescribes the statute of limitations for state habeas corpus actions in Georgia, was added to Georgia's habeas corpus statutes by Ga. L. 2004, p. 917, § 1. Date: 2004-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,legislation Sources: Stubbs v. Hall, Supreme Court of Georgia, 2020-03-13 (court record via CourtListener) - [confirmed] Calderon v. Thompson: habeas limits reflect respect for state interest in finality of convictions surviving direct review Calderon v. Thompson states that limits on federal habeas relief 'reflect our enduring respect for the State's interest in the finality of convictions that have survived direct review within the state court system.' Tags: legal Sources: Arthur CALDERON, Warden, Petitioner, v. Thomas THOMPSON. | Supreme Court | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute - [confirmed] Louisiana present law exempted death-sentenced persons from two-year deadline A Louisiana legislative fiscal note stated that present law exempted death-sentenced persons from the state's two-year post-conviction relief filing deadline, and that the proposed law would repeal that exception. Tags: legal,policy Sources: Legislative Fiscal Office - [confirmed] Georgia habeas limitations statute mirrors federal AEDPA The Supreme Court of Georgia held in Stubbs v. Hall that O.C.G.A. § 9-14-42(c) 'closely mirrors 28 USC § 2244 (d) (1), which was enacted in 1996, and establishes the statute of limitations for persons in custody "pursuant to the judgment of a State court" to file a federal petition for habeas corpus.' Date: 2020-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas Sources: Stubbs v. Hall, Supreme Court of Georgia, 2020-03-13 (court record via CourtListener) - [confirmed] Harris v. Reed: federal habeas review disturbs state interest in repose and intrudes on state sovereignty The U.S. Supreme Court has stated that federal habeas review 'disturbs the State's significant interest in repose for concluded litigation, denies society the right to punish some admitted offenders, and intrudes on state sovereignty to a degree matched by few exercises of federal judicial authority.' Date: 1989-01-01 Tags: legal Sources: Harris v. Reed, Supreme Court of the United States, 1989-02-22 (court record via CourtListener) - [confirmed] Vermont victim-notification statute covers release events, not habeas Vermont's victim-notification statute, 13 V.S.A. § 5305, gives victims and affected persons the right to request notification by the agency having custody of the defendant before release, including release on bail or conditions of release, furlough, or other community program, upon termination or discharge from probation, or whenever the defendant escapes, is recaptured, dies, or receives a pardon or commutation of sentence; it does not mention post-conviction or habeas corpus proceedings. Tags: legal,victims,release Sources: 13 V.S.A. § 5305. Information concerning release from custody - [confirmed] Court of Appeals lacks original jurisdiction over habeas cases The Court of Appeals of Georgia has statewide appellate jurisdiction over all cases except constitutional questions, murder, and habeas corpus cases, where original appellate jurisdiction lies with the Supreme Court of Georgia. Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: Court of Appeals of Georgia – Georgia Courts - [confirmed] AEDPA titled 'An Act To deter terrorism, provide justice for victims...' with 'TITLE II, JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS' The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, which imposed the federal one-year habeas statute of limitations, is titled on its face 'An Act To deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, provide for an effective death penalty, and for other purposes,' and contains a 'TITLE II, JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS' subtitle. Tags: legal,policy Sources: Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 2.djvu/40 - Wikisource, the free online library - [confirmed] Massachusetts new trial at any time if justice not done Under Massachusetts' rule on postconviction relief, a trial judge, upon written motion, may grant a new trial at any time if it appears that justice may not have been done. Tags: legal,policy Sources: Criminal Procedure Rule 30: Post conviction relief | Mass.gov - [confirmed] Habeas corpus defined as General Civil case type in Georgia courts The Judicial Council of Georgia AOC's Georgia Court Guide to Statistical Reporting defines 'Habeas Corpus' as a General Civil case type in Superior Court: 'Any case designed to test the legality of the detention or imprisonment of an individual, not the question of guilt or innocence.' Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: Georgia Court (research.georgiacourts.gov) - [confirmed] State's rationale for § 9-14-42(c): lost evidence and diminished retrial fairness The Georgia Supreme Court recorded the State's argument that the legislative intent of O.C.G.A. § 9-14-42(c) was to prevent prisoners from challenging a conviction from the distant past because evidence is lost and the chances for a fair retrial are diminished. Date: 2010-10-04 Tags: legal,habeas,post-conviction Sources: Phagan v. State, Supreme Court of Georgia, 2010-10-04 (court record via CourtListener) - [confirmed] Massachusetts right to file motion to correct sentence at any time Under Massachusetts' rule on postconviction relief, any person imprisoned or restrained pursuant to a criminal conviction may at any time, as of right, file a written motion to correct an unlawful sentence or confinement. Tags: legal,policy Sources: Criminal Procedure Rule 30: Post conviction relief | Mass.gov - [confirmed] Washington RCW 10.73.100 lists exceptions to one-year collateral-attack limit Washington's RCW 10.73.100 lists grounds on which the one-year time limit on collateral attacks under RCW 10.73.090 does not apply, including newly discovered evidence, facial or as-applied unconstitutionality of the statute of conviction, double jeopardy, insufficiency of evidence after a not-guilty plea, a sentence in excess of the court's jurisdiction, and a motion for modification of conditions of community custody under RCW 9.94A.703 and 9.94A.709. Tags: legal,post-conviction,deadline Sources: Chapter 10.73 RCW - [confirmed] Victim notification requirement for collateral attacks in death penalty cases Georgia's Crime Victims' Bill of Rights requires the Attorney General, in death penalty cases, to notify the prosecuting attorney and, upon written request, the victim of the filing and disposition of collateral attacks on the conviction, 'including, but not limited to, petitions for a writ of habeas corpus,' and to provide status reports every six months until the accused dies or the sentence is overturned. Tags: legal,habeas,victims Sources: Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 17-17-12 (GPS's copy of the Code) - [confirmed] 2004 amendment created limitation period, not statute of repose The Georgia Supreme Court has stated that in 2004 the General Assembly added subsection (c) to O.C.G.A. § 9-14-42 to establish a period of limitation in which a habeas petitioner must file his petition for habeas relief, but that the subsection makes no provision for a statute of repose. Date: 2010-10-04 Tags: legal,habeas,legislation Sources: Phagan v. State, Supreme Court of Georgia, 2010-10-04 (court record via CourtListener) - [confirmed] Michigan one-motion limit for relief from judgment Michigan Court Rule 6.502(G)(1) provides that, with limited exceptions under (G)(2), regardless of whether a defendant has previously filed a motion for relief from judgment, after August 1, 1995, one and only one motion for relief from judgment may be filed with regard to a conviction, rather than imposing a time-based filing deadline. Tags: legal,policy Sources: Rule 6.502: Motion for Relief From Judgment | MCR | Court Rules Network - [confirmed] Washington RCW 10.73.100 amended in 2024 (2024 c 118 s 8) The 2024 amendment to RCW 10.73.100 is cited as session law 2024 c 118 s 8, layered on the original 1989 c 395 s 2 enactment. Date: 2024-01-01 Tags: legal,legislation,post-conviction Sources: Chapter 10.73 RCW - [confirmed] Non-death-penalty victim notification limited to prosecuting attorney Outside death-penalty cases, Georgia's Crime Victims' Bill of Rights requires only that the Attorney General notify the prosecuting attorney (not the victim directly) of the filing of collateral attacks on convictions defended by the Attorney General. Tags: legal,habeas,victims Sources: Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 17-17-12 (GPS's copy of the Code) - [confirmed] § 9-14-42(c) enacted in 2004 with four-year felony limitation O.C.G.A. § 9-14-42(c), enacted in 2004 by Ga. L. 2004, p. 917, § 1, provides a four-year limitation period on petitions for habeas corpus from felony convictions, with four potential dates from which the time may begin to run. Date: 2020-03-13 Tags: legal,habeas,legislation Sources: Watkins v. Ballinger, Supreme Court of Georgia, 2020-03-13 (court record via CourtListener) - [confirmed] California Marsy's Law: victims' right to be heard at post-conviction release proceedings California's Marsy's Law (Cal. Const. art. I, § 28(b)) gives crime victims the right 'To be heard, upon request, at any proceeding, including any delinquency proceeding, involving a post-arrest release decision, plea, sentencing, post-conviction release decision, or any proceeding in which a right of the victim is at issue' Tags: legal,policy Sources: California Code, CONS SEC. 28. - [confirmed] Michigan victim notification limited to appeals Michigan's Crime Victim's Rights Act requires that, upon the victim's request, the prosecuting attorney notify the victim of the filing, status and result of an appeal of a conviction or sentence, but the statute's text on this notification duty refers to 'appeal,' not to state or federal habeas/post-conviction collateral review. Tags: legal,policy Sources: MCL - Section 780.768a - Michigan Legislature - [confirmed] 'Prosecuting attorney' includes county attorney in habeas proceedings Georgia's Crime Victims' Bill of Rights defines 'prosecuting attorney' to include 'a county attorney opposing an accused in a habeas corpus proceeding,' showing the chapter contemplates habeas proceedings but ties victim rights to the prosecuting attorney's role there. Tags: legal,habeas,victims Sources: Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 17-17-3 (GPS's copy of the Code) - [confirmed] § 9-14-48(e) prejudicial delay exception for pre-July 2004 convictions O.C.G.A. § 9-14-48(e) provides, with respect to habeas corpus petitions challenging convictions had before July 2004, that a petitioner facing dismissal for prejudicial delay may avoid dismissal by showing by a preponderance of the evidence that the petition is based on grounds of which he or she could not have had knowledge by the exercise of reasonable diligence before the circumstances prejudicial to the respondent occurred. Date: 2020-03-13 Tags: legal,habeas,post-conviction Sources: Watkins v. Ballinger, Supreme Court of Georgia, 2020-03-13 (court record via CourtListener) - [confirmed] California Marsy's Law: victims' right to notice of parole/post-conviction proceedings and to speedy/final conclusion California's Marsy's Law gives crime victims the right to 'reasonable notice of ... all parole or other post-conviction release proceedings, and to be present at all such proceedings,' and the right 'To a speedy trial and a prompt and final conclusion of the case and any related post-judgment proceedings' Tags: legal,policy Sources: California Code, CONS SEC. 28. - [confirmed] Michigan bars on relief from judgment not filing deadlines Michigan's rule governing post-conviction motions for relief from judgment lists the bars against relief in Mich. Ct. R. 6.508(D) as: an available appeal not yet sought, claims previously decided on the merits, and claims that could have been raised on appeal without good cause and actual prejudice shown, none of which is a filing deadline on the motion for relief from judgment itself. Tags: legal,policy Sources: State Appellate (sado.org) - [confirmed] West Virginia post-conviction habeas statute sets no filing deadline West Virginia's post-conviction habeas corpus statute, W. Va. Code § 53-4A-1, allows any person convicted of a crime and incarcerated to file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum without stating any filing deadline or time limitation. Tags: legal,habeas,no-deadline Sources: West Virginia Code Chapter 53. Extraordinary Remedies § 53-4A-1 | FindLaw - [confirmed] Victim rights failures cannot be basis for habeas error Georgia law provides that a victim's failure to receive rights under the Crime Victims' Bill of Rights cannot be used by an accused as a basis for error in a post-conviction habeas corpus action. Tags: legal,habeas,victims Sources: Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 17-17-15 (GPS's copy of the Code) - [confirmed] Superior court exclusive statutory jurisdiction includes habeas corpus (Fourteenth Annual Report) The Fourteenth Annual Report on the Work of the Georgia Courts states that the superior court also has exclusive statutory jurisdiction in such matters as declaratory judgments, habeas corpus, mandamus, quo warranto and prohibition. Tags: legal,courts,habeas Sources: If you have issues viewing or accessing this file, please contact us at NCJRS.gov. - [confirmed] Michigan one-motion limit with exceptions Under Michigan Court Rule 6.502(G), a criminal defendant is limited to filing only one motion for relief from judgment with respect to a conviction, except where the motion is based on retroactive change in the law or newly discovered evidence. Tags: legal,policy Sources: State Appellate (sado.org) - [confirmed] California Penal Code § 1473(a): habeas writ available with no time limit stated California Penal Code section 1473(a) provides that a person unlawfully imprisoned or restrained of their liberty may prosecute a writ of habeas corpus, with no time limit stated in the statute Tags: legal,policy Sources: California Code, PEN 1473. - [reported] Most recent Georgia Supreme Court opinion citing Stubbs v. Hall The most recent Georgia Supreme Court opinion citing Stubbs v. Hall, 308 Ga. 354, found by CourtListener's citator (filtered to Georgia courts) is Joseph, Warden v. Ingram, which cites 'Stubbs v. Hall, 308 Ga. 354, 359 (3) (b) (840 SE2d 407) (2020).' Date: 2025-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: JOSEPH, WARDEN v. INGRAM (And Vice Versa), Supreme Court of Georgia, 2025-05-13 (court record via CourtListener) - [confirmed] In re Clark: California Supreme Court barred habeas claims due to unjustified delay In In re Clark, the California Supreme Court held that the petitioner's unjustified delay in presenting his habeas claims barred consideration of the merits of the petition Date: 1993-01-01 Tags: legal Sources: In Re Clark, 1993-07-29 (court record via CourtListener) - [confirmed] West Virginia victim-notification statute triggers on release or escape, not habeas West Virginia's victim-notification statute, W. Va. Code § 61-11A-8, triggers notice only on release from imprisonment or jail confinement, placement in a halfway house or other nonsecure facility, or escape, for an enumerated list of offenses; it does not use the words habeas, post-conviction or collateral. Tags: legal,victims,release Sources: West Virginia Code | §61-11A-8 - [confirmed] Wisconsin victim right to notice of postconviction DNA-testing motion Wisconsin law gives a crime victim the right to have the appropriate clerk of court make a reasonable attempt to send the victim a copy of a motion made under s. 974.07(2) for postconviction deoxyribonucleic acid testing of certain evidence and notification of any hearing on that motion, as provided under s. 974.07(4). Tags: legal,victims,post-conviction Sources: Wisconsin Legislature: 950.04 - [confirmed] New Mexico no time limit for state habeas petition New Mexico Supreme Court committee commentary to Rule 5-802 NMRA states there is no time limit for filing a state petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Tags: legal,policy Sources: Rule 5-802: Habeas corpus. | NMRA | Court Rules Network - [confirmed] Wisconsin victim right to notice of extended-supervision petition Wisconsin law gives a crime victim the right to have the appropriate clerk of court send the victim a copy of an inmate's petition for extended supervision and notification of the hearing on that petition under s. 302.114(6). Tags: legal,victims,extended-supervision Sources: Wisconsin Legislature: 950.04 - [confirmed] California Marsy's Law: victims' right to notice of public and post-conviction release proceedings California's constitutional Victims' Bill of Rights (Marsy's Law) gives a victim the right 'To reasonable notice of all public proceedings, including delinquency proceedings, upon request, at which the defendant and the prosecutor are entitled to be present and of all parole or other post-conviction release proceedings, and to be present at all such proceedings.' Tags: legal,policy Sources: § 28. Findings and declarations; rights of victims; enforcement, CA CONST Art. 1, § 28 - [confirmed] New Mexico victim rights do not name post-conviction or habeas The New Mexico Constitution's victim's-rights provision, Article II, Section 24(A), enumerates the right to notification of court proceedings, the right to attend public court proceedings the accused has the right to attend, and the right to make a statement at sentencing and post-sentencing hearings, without using the words post-conviction or habeas corpus. Tags: legal,policy Sources: New Mexico Constitution Article II § 24 - Victim's rights. :: New Mexico Constitution :: Justia - [confirmed] Wisconsin postconviction motion may be made at any time Wisconsin Statute 974.06(2) states that a motion for postconviction relief is a part of the original criminal action, is not a separate proceeding, and may be made at any time. Tags: legal,post-conviction,no-deadline Sources: Wisconsin Legislature: 974.06 - [confirmed] 2004 habeas act: Act No. 661, Senate Bill 337 Georgia's habeas corpus statute of limitations act was enacted as Act No. 661, Senate Bill No. 337, captioned 'CIVIL PRACTICE - HABEAS CORPUS; PROCEDURES; PETITIONS.' Date: 2004-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,legislation Sources: Acts and resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia 2004, volume 1 - Digital Library of Georgia - [confirmed] California Marsy's Law: victims' right to be heard at post-conviction release proceedings California's constitutional Victims' Bill of Rights gives a victim the right 'To be heard, upon request, at any proceeding, including any delinquency proceeding, involving a post-arrest release decision, plea, sentencing, post-conviction release decision, or any proceeding in which a right of the victim is at issue.' Tags: legal,policy Sources: § 28. Findings and declarations; rights of victims; enforcement, CA CONST Art. 1, § 28 - [confirmed] New Mexico 'court proceeding' definition New Mexico's Victims of Crime Act defines 'court proceeding,' the trigger for the Act's victim-notice provisions, as any hearing, argument or other action scheduled by and held before a court, without limiting or expanding that definition to reach post-conviction or habeas corpus proceedings by name. Tags: legal,policy Sources: 31-26-3. Definitions. | Chapter 31 - Criminal Procedure | NMOneSou... https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/item/4379/index.do?iframe... - [reported] California post-conviction limitations period listed as 'None' California's statute of limitations for post-conviction relief by statute (Cal. Pen. Code) is listed as 'None. Prejudice required.' in the Post-Conviction Relief State Summary Chart. Tags: legal,post-conviction,no-deadline Sources: Post-Conviction Relief State Summary Chart - [confirmed] 2004 habeas act approved May 17, 2004 The habeas corpus statute of limitations act was approved on May 17, 2004. Date: 2004-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,legislation Sources: Acts and resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia 2004, volume 1 - Digital Library of Georgia - [reported] Florida Marsy's Law: two years for noncapital appeals, five years for death row Reason magazine reported that under Florida's Marsy's Law, 'people convicted of noncapital crimes have only two years to complete all appeals, while those on death row have five years,' and that 'the new limits are based on the victim's right to proceedings free of unnecessary delays' Tags: legal,policy Sources: Can Victims' Rights Go Too Far? - [reported] New York post-conviction limitations period listed as 'None' New York's statute of limitations for post-conviction relief by statute (N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law) is listed as 'None' in the Post-Conviction Relief State Summary Chart. Tags: legal,post-conviction,no-deadline Sources: Post-Conviction Relief State Summary Chart - [reported] SB 337 introduced by Senators Hamrick and Williams Senate Bill No. 337, the habeas corpus statute-of-limitations bill, was introduced by Senators Hamrick of the 30th and Williams of the 19th. Date: 2004-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,legislation Sources: Journal of the Senate of the State of Georgia regular session 2004 volume one commenced at Atlanta, Georgia, Monday, January 12, 2004 and adjourned April 7, 2004 - Digital Library of Georgia - [confirmed] New York motion to vacate judgment at any time New York Criminal Procedure Law section 440.10(1) provides that at any time after the entry of a judgment, the court in which it was entered may, upon motion of the defendant, vacate such judgment on enumerated grounds. Date: 2014-01-01 Tags: legal,policy Sources: New York Criminal Procedure - Article 440 - § 440.10 Motion to vacate judgment. :: 2014 New York Laws :: US Codes and Statutes :: US Law :: Justia - [reported] Georgia's 2004 habeas limitations statute patterned on federal AEDPA one-year limit The statute of limitations enacted in Georgia in 2004 is patterned after and worded nearly identically to the statute of limitations on federal habeas corpus proceedings by state prisoners, added by Title I of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, except that the federal time limitation period is one year for all offenses. Date: 2004-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,deadline,legislation Sources: Digital Commons @ Georgia Law - [reported] Senate Judiciary Committee reported SB 337 with Do Pass by substitute The Senate Judiciary Committee reported SB 337 back to the Senate with a 'Do Pass by substitute' recommendation, signed by Senator Tanksley of the 32nd District, Chairman. Date: 2004-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,legislation Sources: Journal of the Senate of the State of Georgia regular session 2004 volume one commenced at Atlanta, Georgia, Monday, January 12, 2004 and adjourned April 7, 2004 - Digital Library of Georgia - [confirmed] Hawaii Rule 40: post-conviction relief available at any time but not prior to final judgment Hawaii Rule 40 of the Hawaii Rules of Penal Procedure states that at any time but not prior to final judgment, any person may seek relief under the procedure set forth in that rule from the judgment of conviction. Tags: legal,policy Sources: Hawaiʻi Rules (courts.state.hi.us) - [confirmed] New York victim notification of final disposition within 60 days New York Criminal Procedure Law requires that upon the request of a crime victim, or in all cases where the final disposition includes a conviction of a violent felony offense or a felony under article one hundred twenty-five of the penal law, the district attorney shall inform the victim by letter of the final disposition within sixty days. Tags: legal,policy Sources: Article 440 | Criminal Procedure Law | Post Judgment Motions - [reported] SB 337 passed Senate by substitute 45-7 SB 337 passed the Senate by substitute with 45 yeas and 7 nays. Date: 2004-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,legislation Sources: Journal of the Senate of the State of Georgia regular session 2004 volume one commenced at Atlanta, Georgia, Monday, January 12, 2004 and adjourned April 7, 2004 - Digital Library of Georgia - [confirmed] Hawaii Rule 40: any person may seek post-conviction relief at any time but not prior to final judgment Hawaii Rules of Penal Procedure Rule 40 allows any person to seek post-conviction relief from a judgment of conviction at any time but not prior to final judgment. Tags: legal,policy Sources: HAWAIʻI (courts.state.hi.us) - [confirmed] Hawaii victim notification statute lists release events but not habeas or post-conviction proceedings Hawaii's victim notification statute, HRS § 801D-4(a)(7), requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to inform victims upon written request of changes in an offender's custodial status that allow or result in release into the community, listing escape, furlough, work release, supervised release, parole, bail bond, release on appeal bond, and final discharge; it does not mention habeas corpus or post-conviction relief proceedings. Tags: legal,policy,parole Sources: §801D-4 Basic bill of rights for victims - [reported] Senate agreed to House substitute to SB 337 41-0 The Senate agreed to the House substitute to SB 337 by a vote of 41 yeas to 0 nays. Date: 2004-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,legislation Sources: Journal of the Senate of the State of Georgia regular session 2004 volume two commenced at Atlanta, Georgia, Monday, January 12, 2004 and adjourned April 7, 2004 - Digital Library of Georgia - [reported] Act No. 661 corresponds to page 917 in Georgia Laws In the Georgia Laws index of Acts by number, Act No. 661 corresponds to page 917. Date: 2004-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,legislation Sources: Acts and resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia 2004, volume 3 - Digital Library of Georgia DATA GAPS (18) ---------------------------------------- - [reported] No match for habeas limitation terms in Georgia Supreme Court opinion s26a0938 A search of the Supreme Court of Georgia opinion s26a0938 (retrieved 2026-11-02) for the terms "9-14-42", "limitation", and "statute of limitation" returned no match. This indicates the opinion does not address the habeas filing deadline statute by those terms. Date: 2026-01-01 Tags: legal,parole,policy Sources: NOTICE: This opinion is subject to modification resulting from motions for reconsideration under Supreme Court, s26a0938 - [reported] No match for habeas limitation terms in Georgia Supreme Court opinion s26a1000 A search of the Supreme Court of Georgia opinion s26a1000 (retrieved 2026-11-02) for the terms "9-14-42", "limitation", and "statute of limitation" returned no match. This indicates the opinion does not address the habeas filing deadline statute by those terms. Date: 2026-01-01 Tags: legal,parole,policy Sources: NOTICE: This opinion is subject to modification resulting from motions for reconsideration under Supreme Court, s26a1000 - [reported] No statute of limitations or finality discussion in NDAA national prosecution standards A search of the National District Attorneys Association National Prosecution Standards (3rd ed., with revised commentary) for "statute of limitations", "time limit", and "finality" returned no match. This indicates the NDAA standards document does not address postconviction filing deadlines under those terms. Tags: legal,policy Sources: National District Attorneys Association - [reported] No postconviction or gatekeeper data in Massachusetts SJC case statistics A search of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court case statistics page (retrieved 2026-11-02) for "Rule 30", "Gatekeeper", "Postconviction", and "New Trial" returned no match. This indicates the SJC statistics page does not break out postconviction or gatekeeper filings under those terms. Tags: legal,data_gap Sources: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court case statistics (Mass.gov) - [reported] No postconviction filings category in Massachusetts Trial Court FY2024 Tableau dashboard A search of the Massachusetts Trial Court FY2024 Year-End Case Filings Tableau dashboard (retrieved 2026-11-02) for "Postconviction", "Post-Conviction", and "Rule 30" returned no match. This indicates the dashboard does not expose postconviction filings as a searchable category. Tags: legal,data_gap Sources: Massachusetts Trial Court FY2024 Year-End Case Filings dashboard - [reported] No postconviction disposition category in circuit court caseload statistics A search of the Caseload Statistics Circuit Court Report visualization (retrieved 2026-11-02) for "974.06", "Postconviction", "Post-Conviction", and "Post Conviction" returned no match. This indicates the circuit court disposition data does not categorize postconviction motions under those terms. Tags: legal,data_gap Sources: Caseload Statistics Circuit Court Report visualization - [confirmed] Superior Court civil filings lack separate habeas category (2007) The FY2008 Judicial Council of Georgia / AOC Supplemental Caseload Report's Superior Court Caseload table for Calendar Year 2007 breaks civil filings into only two categories, General Civil and Domestic Relations, with no separate Habeas Corpus line. Date: 2007-01-01 Tags: legal,data,habeas Sources: 2008 Annual Report: Georgia Courts - [confirmed] Superior Court civil categories lack separate habeas line (1989) The Seventeenth Annual Report on the Work of the Georgia Courts' Calendar Year 1989 Superior Court Caseload (Docket entries) table lists only Total Civil, General Civil, and Domestic Relations as civil case-type categories, with Total Criminal, Felony, Misdemeanor and Probation Revocation on the criminal side. Date: 1989-01-01 Tags: legal,data,habeas Sources: If you have issues viewing or accessing this file contact us at NCJRS.gov., 129453NCJRS - [reported] No separate habeas category in 1995 Superior Court caseload table The Judicial Council of Georgia/AOC annual report's Superior Court Caseload table for Calendar Year 1995 breaks superior court civil filings into 'Total Civil,' 'General Civil,' and 'Domestic Relations,' with no separate Habeas Corpus category. Date: 1995-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: Annual report on the work of the Georgia Courts, 1996 - Digital Library of Georgia - [reported] No separate habeas category in FY2000 workload assessment The Judicial Council of Georgia/AOC's FY2000 Annual Report states that for the Superior Court Judicial Workload Assessment conducted with the National Center for State Courts in early 2000, superior court case types were categorized as unified appeals, felony, misdemeanor, probation revocation, civil, domestic relations, and juvenile, with no separate habeas corpus category. Date: 2000-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: Fiscal year 2000 annual report - Digital Library of Georgia - [reported] No separate habeas category in 2008 Superior Court caseload table The Judicial Council of Georgia/AOC annual report's Superior Court Caseload table for Calendar Year 2008 breaks filings into Total Criminal, All Felony Total, Unified Appeals, Felony, Misdemeanor, Probation Revocation, Total Civil, General Civil, Domestic Relations, and Total Dockets, with no separate Habeas Corpus category. Date: 2008-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: 2009 annual report: Georgia courts - Digital Library of Georgia - [reported] FY2025 report omits separate count of CPC habeas applications The Judicial Council of Georgia/AOC's FY2025 annual report describes the Supreme Court of Georgia's workload without reporting a separate count of certificate-of-probable-cause habeas applications, leaving that category of habeas data unreported. Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: jcaoc.georgiacourts.gov: FY 25 AR v021226 compress - [confirmed] No Georgia habeas filing data found in 2008 Annual Report of Georgia Courts A search of the 2008 Annual Report: Georgia Courts for 'Habeas Corpus Dockets Filed', 'Habeas Corpus Filed Disposed' and 'Superior Court Habeas Corpus' returned no match. Date: 2008-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,data Sources: 2008 Annual Report: Georgia Courts - [confirmed] No 2027 Georgia legislative prefiles found A search of the Georgia General Assembly prefile page for '2027 Regular Session' and '2027-2028 Regular Session' returned no match. Date: 2027-01-01 Tags: legal,legislation,data Sources: Georgia General Assembly - [confirmed] No habeas content found in Georgia State University Law Review Vol 21 Iss 1 A search of Georgia State University Law Review Vol 21 Iss 1 for 'Habeas Corpus', '9-14-42' and 'Civil Practice, Courts Habeas Corpus' returned no match. Tags: legal,habeas,data Sources: Georgia State University Law Review | Vol 21 | Iss 1 - [confirmed] No habeas data in 2022 Superior Workload Assessment Tables 1-5 A search of the Judicial Council of Georgia's 2022 Superior Workload Assessment Tables 1-5 combined for 'Habeas Corpus' and 'Habeas' returned no match. Date: 2022-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,data Sources: Judicial Council of Georgia, 2022 Superior Workload Assessment Tables 1 5 combined - [confirmed] No habeas data in 2023 Superior Workload Assessment A search of the Judicial Council of Georgia's 2023 Superior Workload Assessment for 'Habeas Corpus' and 'Habeas' returned no match. Date: 2023-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,data Sources: Judicial Council of Georgia, 2023 Superior Workload Assessment.final - [confirmed] No habeas data in 2024 Superior Court Workload Assessment A search of the Judicial Council of Georgia's final 2024 Superior Court Workload Assessment for 'Habeas', 'Habeas Corpus' and 'habeas' returned no match. Date: 2024-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,data Sources: Judicial Council of Georgia, final.2024 Superior Court Workload Assesment 1 FINDINGS (12) ---------------------------------------- - [reported] Wilkes predicted Georgia's four-year habeas limitations period would be shortened, possibly to one year or less Donald Wilkes predicted that given the trend of habeas legislation in Georgia and in other states, it was very likely that within a few years the four-year statute of limitations would be shortened, and within a decade the limitations period may be reduced to one year or less. Date: 2004-01-01 Tags: legal,policy,trend Sources: Digital Commons @ University of Georgia, viewcontent.cgi [2] - [reported] Chief Justice Peterson: 'the system is broken' Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Nels Peterson wrote in an opinion issued earlier in the year, 'In short, the system is broken. We did a lot of the breaking. But it will require legislative action to fix it.' Tags: legal,post-conviction,policy Sources: Lawmakers to tackle Georgia’s ‘broken’ post-conviction system • Georgia Recorder - [reported] Georgia Law Review: 2004 legislature gave grace period aware of consequences A Georgia Law Review article states that in 2004 the General Assembly, when it imposed a statute of limitations on habeas petitions, gave a grace period because it was aware of the consequences of curtailing post-conviction relief. Date: 2004-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,legislation Sources: The Procedural Tragedy of Cook v. State, Paxton Murphy, Georgia Law Review, Vol. 58:439 (2023) - [reported] Study: habeas filing rate per prisoner in 2000 no lower than before AEDPA successive petition bar The King, Cheesman & Ostrom federal habeas litigation study states that 'the only study to examine the habeas filing rate per prisoner before and after the enactment of AEDPA found that rate in 2000 was no lower than it was before the passage of the successive petition bar in AEDPA.' Date: 2000-01-01 Tags: legal,investigations Sources: The author(s) shown below used Federal funds provided by the U.S. - [reported] Louisiana fiscal note on death-row post-conviction deadline repeal A Louisiana fiscal note stated that due to the bill's time constraints, the bill may result in an indeterminable increase in the workload of the various public defenders representing death row inmates because it requires death penalty defendants to file for post-conviction relief within 2 years by removing the exception to the time period. Tags: legal,budget,policy Sources: Legislative Fiscal Office - [reported] Steven J. Twist testimony: Arizona Constitution gives victims right to 'prompt and final conclusion' after conviction Steven J. Twist, general counsel for the National Victims' Constitutional Amendment Network, told a House Judiciary subcommittee that 'The Arizona Constitution has given crime victims a right to both 'a speedy trial or disposition' and a 'prompt and final conclusion of the case after the conviction and sentence,'' and that the proposed federal victims' rights amendment would let courts 'balance the legitimate rights of the defendant to effective counsel and due process, with the rights of the victim to some reasonable finality' Tags: legal,policy Sources: Victims' Rights Amendments - [reported] Roberta Roper testimony: NVCAN is national coalition of victims' rights organizations Roberta Roper, Executive Director of the Stephanie Roper Committee and Foundation and Co-Chairperson of the National Victims' Constitutional Amendment Network (NVCAN), testified to a House Judiciary subcommittee that 'NVCAN is the national coalition of vi[ctims' rights organizations]' Tags: legal,policy Sources: Victims' Rights Amendments - [confirmed] Chief Justice Peterson quoted: system 'is broken' The resolution's whereas clauses quote a concurring opinion by Chief Justice Nels Peterson stating of Georgia's post-conviction litigation system that it 'is broken. We did a lot of the breaking. But it will require legislative action to fix it.' Tags: legal,policy,courts Sources: 26 LC 65 0088 - [reported] Wilkes: 2004 habeas statute patterned on AEDPA Donald E. Wilkes Jr. states that the Georgia habeas corpus statute of limitations enacted in 2004 'is patterned after and is worded nearly identically to the statute of limitations on federal habeas corpus proceedings by state prisoners,' referring to AEDPA. Date: 2004-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,academic Sources: Digital Commons @ University of Georgia, viewcontent.cgi [1] - [reported] Wilkes: 2004 statute is 'the sixth restrictive statute' Wilkes describes the statute enacted in 2004, which placed new additional time limits on filing a postconviction habeas corpus petition and established both a statute of limitations and a statutory rule of laches, as 'the sixth restrictive statute.' Date: 2004-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,academic Sources: Digital Commons @ University of Georgia, viewcontent.cgi [1] - [reported] Innocence Project attorney Miller: Marsy's Law deadlines may bar newly discovered evidence claims Reason magazine reported that an Innocence Project attorney, Miller, said defendants' post-conviction challenges based on newly discovered evidence of innocence risk being barred 'because it's outside an arbitrary time frame' set by Marsy's Law appeal deadlines Tags: legal,policy Sources: Can Victims' Rights Go Too Far? - [confirmed] ABA Standard 22-2.4(a): fixed limitations period for post-conviction review is unsound The American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Standards on Post-Conviction Remedies state, as Standard 22-2.4(a): 'A specific time period as a statute of limitations to bar post-conviction review of criminal convictions is unsound.' Tags: legal,post-conviction,deadline Sources: Post-Conviction Remedies (americanbar.org) TRENDS (4) ---------------------------------------- - [confirmed] Indiana post-conviction case filings trend 2015-2024 Statewide Indiana courts recorded new Post-Conviction case filings of 1,035 in 2015, 1,068 in 2016, 1,000 in 2017, 961 in 2018, 948 in 2019, 870 in 2020, 721 in 2021, 792 in 2022, 829 in 2023, and 919 in 2024. Tags: legal,operations Sources: Indiana Judicial Service Report - [reported] National habeas caseload trends 2018-2022 In the 19 states with comparable data, Habeas Corpus caseloads increased by 8% in 2019 and surged by 42% in 2020, with the 2020 spike largely driven by Maryland, which accounted for nearly a third of that year's total caseload; by 2022, incoming cases still exceeded 2018 levels by 14%. Tags: legal,operations Sources: ncsc.contentdm.oclc.org: 240 - [reported] California Supreme Court original-jurisdiction habeas petitions fell from 2,326 (FY14) to 954 (FY23) The California Supreme Court's original jurisdiction habeas corpus petition filings declined from 2,326 in fiscal year FY14 to 954 in fiscal year FY23 over this ten-year table. Tags: legal,operations,trend Sources: 2024 Court Statistics Report - [reported] Habeas dispositions exceeded filings in 2024-2025 Habeas corpus dispositions in Georgia Superior Courts (956 in 2024, 943 in 2025) exceeded filings (896 in 2024, 924 in 2025), indicating a clearing of backlog in those years. Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: Microsoft Power BI METHODOLOGY NOTES (5) ---------------------------------------- - [confirmed] Georgia AOC defines 'Habeas Corpus' case type as testing legality of detention, not guilt or innocence Georgia's Administrative Office of the Courts defines the 'Habeas Corpus' case-type category in its civil caseload statistical reporting guide as any case designed to test the legality of the detention or imprisonment of an individual, not the question of guilt or innocence. Tags: legal,operations Sources: Georgia Court (casecount.georgiacourts.gov) - [confirmed] AOC annual caseload statistics published separately in Research Review (FY2000) The FY2000 Judicial Council of Georgia/AOC Annual Report states that annual caseload statistics for Georgia's appellate and trial courts are published in a separate publication called Research Review rather than in the Annual Report itself. Date: 2000-01-01 Tags: legal,data,courts Sources: Fy 2000 Annual Report - [reported] Georgia Supreme Court FY2013 report: no separate habeas line under Cases Filed The Georgia Supreme Court's FY2013 Annual Report's 'Cases Filed' table reports 'Direct Appeals' as a single combined total of 477 and 471, with no separate Habeas Corpus line item under that heading; 'Habeas Corpus' appears only as a line item under the separate 'Applications for Appeal' heading. Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: jcaoc.georgiacourts.gov: 40th Annual Report FY13 - [reported] Georgia General Assembly session dropdown lists only up to 2025-2026 The Georgia General Assembly's Legislation Search tool's session dropdown lists sessions only up to '2025-2026 Regular Session (Current)', with no newer session listed above it. Date: 2026-01-01 Tags: legal,legislation Sources: Georgia General Assembly - [reported] Superior Court caseload table lacks separate habeas column The Georgia Judicial Council's 36th Annual Report (FY09) presents the 'Superior Court Caseload Calendar Year 2008' table by judicial circuit with columns for Misdemeanor Dockets, Probation Revocation, Total Civil Dockets, General Civil Dockets, Domestic Relations Dockets and Total Dockets, with no separate Habeas Corpus column. Date: 2008-01-01 Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: Annual Report: Georgia Courts POLICYS (6) ---------------------------------------- - [reported] Blue-Ribbon Study Committee leadership and staff The Georgia General Assembly's page for the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Criminal Post-Conviction Litigation lists Rep. Stan Gunter as Chairman and Brock Perry as Senior Attorney Analyst staff. Date: 2026-01-01 Tags: legal,policy,legislation Sources: Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Criminal Post-Conviction Litigation - Georgia General Assembly - [reported] Blue-Ribbon Study Committee charge The committee's charge is to examine Georgia's post-conviction legal framework to protect constitutional rights, reduce delays and improve the efficiency of the state's justice system. Date: 2026-01-01 Tags: legal,policy,legislation Sources: Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Criminal Post-Conviction Litigation - Georgia General Assembly - [reported] Blue-Ribbon Study Committee meeting dates and locations The committee page lists three meetings: July 10, 2026 at the Nathan Deal Judicial Center in Atlanta; August 21, 2026 at the Gilmer County Courthouse in Ellijay; and September 18, 2026 at the Old Capitol Building in Milledgeville. Date: 2026-01-01 Tags: legal,policy,legislation Sources: Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Criminal Post-Conviction Litigation - Georgia General Assembly - [confirmed] House Study Committee on Criminal Post-Conviction Litigation composition The resolution creating the House Study Committee on Criminal Post-Conviction Litigation provides that the committee shall be composed of twelve members. Tags: legal,legislation,policy Sources: 26 LC 65 0088 - [confirmed] Committee charged to study post-conviction litigation and recommend legislation The resolution creating the committee charges it to study the conditions, needs, issues, and problems described in the resolution and recommend any action or legislation it deems necessary or appropriate. Tags: legal,legislation,policy Sources: 26 LC 65 0088 - [confirmed] Committee abolished December 1, 2026 The resolution abolishes the House Study Committee on Criminal Post-Conviction Litigation on December 1, 2026. Date: 2026-12-01 Tags: legal,legislation,policy Sources: 26 LC 65 0088 CASE DETAILS (2) ---------------------------------------- - [confirmed] Fort v. Vega habeas appeal decided October 14, 2026 On October 14, 2026, the Supreme Court of Georgia decided Fort, Warden v. Vega, No. S26A1000, a habeas corpus appeal from the Superior Court of Washington County. Date: 2026-10-14 Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: NOTICE: This opinion is subject to modification resulting from motions for reconsideration under Supreme Court, s26a1000 - [confirmed] Orsborn v. Long habeas appeal decided September 9, 2026 On September 9, 2026, the Supreme Court of Georgia decided Orsborn, Warden v. Long, No. S26A0938, a habeas corpus appeal from the Superior Court of Hart County. Date: 2026-09-09 Tags: legal,habeas,courts Sources: NOTICE: This opinion is subject to modification resulting from motions for reconsideration under Supreme Court, s26a0938 QUOTES (1) ---------------------------------------- - [reported] NOVA amicus: victims' rights meant to restore dignity, not powerlessness NOVA's Supreme Court amicus brief in Sample v. United States states that the Crime Victims' Rights Act's combination of victims' procedural rights and their right to restitution were meant to vindicate not only their interests in being heard and in being made whole, but also 'to allow the victim "to regain a sense of dignity and respect rather than feeling powerless and ashamed."' Tags: legal,victims Sources: No. 18-759 (supremecourt.gov) DATASETS (19) ---------------------------------------- # Georgia Superior Courts Habeas Corpus Filings and Dispositions, 2021-2025 Statewide habeas corpus case filings and dispositions in Georgia Superior Courts, from the AOC Superior Court caseload dashboard. Year Cases Filed Cases Disposed ----------------------------------- 2021 807 606 2022 896 708 2023 904 742 2024 896 956 2025 924 943 # Georgia Supreme Court habeas corpus applications filed, 1992-1993 Number of habeas corpus applications filed with the Georgia Supreme Court, from the Annual report on the work of the Georgia Courts, 1994. Year Habeas Corpus Applications Filed ---------------------------------------- 1992 117 1993 122 # Georgia Supreme Court Habeas Corpus Filings, 1985-2011 Annual filings of habeas corpus applications in the Supreme Court of Georgia, compiled from various Judicial Council/AOC annual reports. Year Habeas Corpus Filings ----------------------------- 1985 125 1986 158 1988 171 1989 157 1990 171 1991 149 1992 117 1993 122 1994 202 1995 277 1996 283 2006 367 2007 337 2010 402 2011 360 # California Supreme Court original jurisdiction filings, FY14-FY23 Annual fiscal-year counts of filings in the California Supreme Court's original jurisdiction, including total, PUC, other, total habeas corpus, habeas corpus, and other writs. Fiscal Year Total PUC Other Total Habeas Corpus Habeas Corpus Other Writs --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FY23 1361 288 1 287 1073 954 119 FY22 1538 282 2 280 1256 1138 118 FY21 1805 266 2 264 1539 1360 179 FY20 2058 231 0 231 1827 1633 194 FY19 2114 286 3 283 1828 1576 252 FY18 2124 258 0 258 1866 1676 190 FY17 2362 258 2 256 2104 1816 288 FY16 2814 298 2 296 2516 2268 248 FY15 2737 337 0 337 2400 2220 180 FY14 2762 236 2 234 2526 2326 200 # Indiana statewide post-conviction case filings 2015-2024 New Post-Conviction case filings in all Indiana courts, 2015-2024. Year Filings --------------- 2015 1035 2016 1068 2017 1000 2018 961 2019 948 2020 870 2021 721 2022 792 2023 829 2024 919 # Vermont Supreme Court Post Conviction Relief Appeals, FY2022 Case counts for Post Conviction Relief Appeals in the Vermont Supreme Court for FY2022: pending at beginning, filed, decided, pending at end. Case Type At Beginning Cases Filed Cases Decided At End of FY --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post Conviction Relief Appeal 6 2 6 2 # Habeas Corpus Filings in Counties Holding Major State Prisons, 2021-2025 Habeas corpus cases filed in selected Georgia counties (Butts, Tattnall, Telfair, Ware, Washington, Mitchell, Baldwin, Wheeler, Dooly, Macon) that hold major state prisons, per AOC dashboard with County filter set to multiple selections. Year Cases Filed ------------------- 2021 72 2022 96 2023 69 2024 112 2025 105 # Georgia Supreme Court habeas corpus applications disposed, 2011-2012 Dispositions of habeas corpus applications by the Georgia Supreme Court, from the 40th Annual Report FY13. Year Death Penalty Granted Denied Dismissed Other -------------------------------------------------------- 2011 5 13 264 68 7 2012 6 9 263 6 # Georgia Superior Court Total Cases Filed, 2021-2025 Total statewide superior court cases filed across all case categories, from the Georgia AOC Superior Court Dashboard. Year Total Cases Filed ------------------------- 2021 323640 2022 317201 2023 335376 2024 334606 2025 344422 # West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Post-Conviction Appeals by Right Post-Conviction filings under Appeals by Right as reported in the Quick Reference Statistics table; the source table shows two rows with differing figures (52 and 56) and associated case and rate columns. Category Filings Cases Rate ---------------------------------------- Post-Conviction 52 5233 3363% Post-Conviction 56 5646 4682% # Georgia Supreme Court Habeas Corpus Applications Filed, 1986-1987 Habeas corpus applications filed with the Georgia Supreme Court, from a table titled 'Supreme Court Caseload: 1986 and 1987 (Docket entries)'. Year Habeas Corpus Applications Filed ---------------------------------------- 1986 158 1987 203 # Georgia Supreme Court habeas corpus applications for appeal, 2011-2012 Number of habeas corpus applications for appeal filed with the Georgia Supreme Court, from the 40th Annual Report FY13. Year Habeas Corpus Applications for Appeal --------------------------------------------- 2011 360 2012 313 # Georgia Supreme Court Habeas Corpus Filings, 2006-2008 Habeas corpus filings with the Georgia Supreme Court, from annual report 'Cases Filed' tables. Year Habeas Corpus Filings ----------------------------- 2006 48 2007 48 2008 46 # Probate court habeas corpus civil filings, 2011-2012 Habeas corpus civil filings in Georgia probate courts, from the 40th Annual Report FY13. Year Habeas Corpus Filings ----------------------------- 2011 9 2012 36 # Georgia Supreme Court Habeas Corpus Applications Disposed, 2006-2008 Dispositions of habeas corpus applications by the Georgia Supreme Court, by outcome category. Year Granted Denied Dismissed Other ----------------------------------------- 2006 44 383 100 12 2007 44 309 57 32 2008 22 257 56 4 # Georgia Supreme Court habeas corpus filings, 2003-2004 Habeas corpus filings under 'Applications for Appeal' in the Georgia Supreme Court, from the FY2005 Annual Report. Year Habeas Corpus Filings ----------------------------- 2003 385 2004 493 # Georgia Supreme Court habeas corpus applications dismissed, 2003-2004 Habeas corpus applications dismissed by the Georgia Supreme Court, from the FY2005 Annual Report. Year Dismissed ----------------- 2003 51 2004 64 # Georgia Supreme Court habeas corpus applications denied, 2002-2003 Habeas corpus applications denied by the Georgia Supreme Court, from the FY2004 Annual Report. Year Denied -------------- 2002 278 2003 237 # Georgia Supreme Court habeas corpus filings, 2007-2008 Habeas corpus filings under 'Applications for Appeal' in the Georgia Supreme Court, from the FY2009 Annual Report. Year Habeas Corpus Filings ----------------------------- 2007 337 2008 416 KEY ENTITIES (80) ---------------------------------------- - 28 USC § 2244(d)(1) [legislation]: Federal statute of limitations for habeas corpus petitions enacted in 1996, which O.C.G.A. § 9-14-42(c) closely mirrors. (aka: AEDPA statute of limitations) - Abrams v. Laughlin [case]: 2018 Georgia Supreme Court case holding that a four-year window applies for habeas claims based on newly recognized rights, and affirming dismissal of an untimely petition. - AEDPA [legislation]: 1996 federal law imposing one-year deadline for federal habeas petitions, with broader tolling provisions and actual innocence safety valve than Georgia's system. (aka: Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2244) - American Bar Association [organization]: Concluded that California's crime decline preceded Three Strikes passage and continued at the same rate afterward, and that the predicted deterrent effect never materialized. (aka: ABA) - Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Criminal Post-Conviction Litigation [organization]: A Georgia House committee established to examine the state's post-conviction legal framework. (aka: House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Criminal Post-Conviction Litigation) - Brock Perry [person]: Senior Attorney Analyst staff for the Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Criminal Post-Conviction Litigation. - Calderon v. Thompson [case]: U.S. Supreme Court case addressing state finality interests in federal habeas. - California [organization]: U.S. state that downsized prison population 23% between 2006 and 2012 while violent crime fell 21%. - California Marsy's Law [legislation]: California constitutional Victims' Bill of Rights. (aka: Cal. Const. art. I, § 28) - California Penal Code [legislation]: State code containing habeas corpus provisions. - California Superior Courts [organization]: Trial courts in California that record criminal habeas corpus filings. - California Supreme Court [organization]: Highest court in California, with original jurisdiction over habeas petitions. - Court of Appeals of Georgia [organization]: Intermediate appellate court of Georgia; issued the Mincey v. State decision. - Donald E. Wilkes Jr. [person]: Legal scholar cited by Paxton Murphy regarding historical Georgia habeas corpus - Donald Wilkes [person]: Author who predicted further shortening of Georgia's habeas limitations period. - Florida Marsy's Law [legislation]: Florida constitutional victims' rights amendment setting appeal deadlines. - Fort v. Vega [case]: Habeas corpus appeal from the Superior Court of Washington County decided by the Supreme Court of Georgia on October 14, 2026. (aka: No. S26A1000) - Georgia [organization]: U.S. state that is the subject of this criminal justice data compilation (aka: State of Georgia) - Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts [organization]: State agency that compiles and publishes Georgia court caseload statistics, including the Superior Court caseload dashboard. (aka: AOC, Judicial Council of Georgia/AOC, Georgia AOC) - Georgia Digital Library [organization]: Digital repository of Georgia government publications hosted at dlg.usg.edu; searched for 1996 habeas docket data. (aka: DLG) - Georgia General Assembly [organization]: Georgia state legislature. Has not advanced legislation to address prison labor compensation or remove the state's slavery exception. A two-thirds vote in both chambers would be required to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. - Georgia Prisoners' Speak [organization]: Advocacy organization documenting conditions inside Georgia prisons through photos and insider accounts, including food inadequacy. (aka: GPS) - Georgia Probate Courts [organization]: Courts exercising jurisdiction in probate of wills, administration of estates, appointment of guardians, and involuntary hospitalization. (aka: Probate Courts) - Georgia State University Law Review [organization]: Law review whose Vol 21 Iss 1 was searched for habeas content. (aka: GSU Law Review) - Georgia Superior Courts [organization]: Georgia's courts of general jurisdiction with exclusive jurisdiction over felony cases, divorce, equity, and land title cases. 137 judges serve in 45 circuits. (aka: Superior Courts) - Georgia Supreme Court [organization]: Highest court in Georgia; issued Cook v. State ruling and denied Bharadia's DNA evidence claim - Harris v. Reed [case]: U.S. Supreme Court case on costs of federal habeas review. - Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation [organization]: State agency responsible for victim notification under HRS § 801D-4. - Hawaii Rules of Penal Procedure [legislation]: Rules governing post-conviction relief in Hawaii. - House Study Committee on Criminal Post-Conviction Litigation [program]: Twelve-member Georgia House study committee created by resolution 26 LC 65 0088 to study post-conviction litigation and recommend legislation; abolished December 1, 2026. - Illinois [organization]: One of two states that fully repealed pay-to-stay fees in state correctional facilities. - In re Clark [case]: California Supreme Court case barring habeas claims due to unjustified delay. - Indiana [organization]: Authorizes split sentence with up to six months; court may modify sentence within 180 days. - Innocence Project [organization]: National organization working to free innocent people through DNA testing and reform the criminal justice system. Distinct from the Georgia Innocence Project. - Joseph, Warden v. Ingram [case]: Georgia Supreme Court case that cites Stubbs v. Hall. - Judicial Council of Georgia [organization]: State judicial body whose Superior Court workload assessments were searched for habeas data. - King, Cheesman & Ostrom [organization]: Authors of a federal habeas litigation study. - Louisiana [organization]: Authorizes split sentence with up to one year without hard labor for felony. - Maryland [organization]: Authorizes split sentence; court may modify sentence within 90 days. - Massachusetts [organization]: State where probation use in the United States began in the late 1800s. - Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court [organization]: Massachusetts' highest court; its case statistics page was searched for postconviction and gatekeeper data. (aka: SJC) - Massachusetts Trial Court [organization]: Massachusetts trial court system; publisher of the FY2024 Year-End Case Filings Tableau dashboard searched in this memo. - Michigan [organization]: Authorized split sentences in 1931 with up to 60 days county jail as probation condition. - Miller [person]: Innocence Project attorney quoted in Reason magazine. - Minnesota [organization]: Authorizes split sentence with up to 90 days confinement. - National Center for State Courts [organization]: Collaborator on the 2023 RAND study on public defender overload. - National District Attorneys Association [organization]: Organization publishing National Prosecution Standards, including Standard 8-1.6 on collateral review. (aka: NDAA) - National Organization for Victim Assistance [organization]: National victim assistance organization. Georgia Parole Board and GOVS staff attended the NOVA 48th Training Conference. (aka: NOVA) - National Victims' Constitutional Amendment Network [organization]: National coalition of victims' rights organizations. (aka: NVCAN) - Nels Peterson [person]: Georgia Chief Justice who in March 2026 called the state's post-conviction review system 'a mess' and 'broken,' noting it leads to 'lengthy case delays and wasted resources' that can 'unfairly extend a defendant's imprisonment.' - New Mexico [organization]: Authorizes split sentence; has pre-sentence diagnostic testing option up to 30 days (extendable another 30 days). - New York [organization]: U.S. state that halved its prison population between 1999 and 2023 while violent crime fell 34%. (aka: New York State) - New York City Bar Association [organization]: Bar association whose committee report analyzed CPL Article 440 post-conviction motion filing rates among institutional defender providers. (aka: NYC Bar) - O.C.G.A. § 17-17-12 [legislation]: Crime Victims' Bill of Rights provision requiring Attorney General notification of collateral attacks, including habeas corpus petitions, in death penalty cases. (aka: OCGA § 17-17-12) - O.C.G.A. § 17-17-15 [legislation]: Provision stating that failure to provide victim rights cannot be a basis for error in an appellate action or post-conviction habeas corpus. (aka: OCGA § 17-17-15) - O.C.G.A. § 17-17-3 [legislation]: Georgia Crime Victims' Bill of Rights definitions statute; excludes surviving relations who are 'in custody for an offense' from the definition of victim - O.C.G.A. § 5-6-39.1 [legislation]: New Code section created by a 2025 Georgia House Bill providing an out-of-time remedy notwithstanding habeas corpus relief. (aka: Code Section 5-6-39.1) - O.C.G.A. § 9-14-42 [legislation]: Georgia statute establishing a four-year statute of limitations for habeas corpus proceedings. - O.C.G.A. § 9-14-42(c) [legislation]: Georgia statute setting habeas corpus filing deadlines: four years for felonies, one year for misdemeanors, with no actual-innocence or equitable tolling exceptions. - Orsborn v. Long [case]: Habeas corpus appeal from the Superior Court of Hart County decided by the Supreme Court of Georgia on September 9, 2026. (aka: No. S26A0938) - Phagan v. State [case]: 2010 Georgia Supreme Court case discussing legislative intent of O.C.G.A. § 9-14-42(c) and noting it establishes a limitation period, not a statute of repose. - Rhode Island [organization]: U.S. state with credits for work, programs, and program completion. - Roberta Roper [person]: Executive Director of the Stephanie Roper Committee and Foundation and Co-Chairperson of NVCAN. - Roberts v. Cooper [case]: 2010 Georgia Supreme Court decision refusing to adopt the prison mailbox rule for state habeas petitions - Sample v. United States [case]: U.S. Supreme Court case in which NOVA filed an amicus brief on victims' rights. (aka: No. 18-759) - Senate Bill 337 [legislation]: 2004 Georgia legislation that enacted the habeas corpus statute of limitations (O.C.G.A. § 9-14-42(c)). (aka: SB 337) - South Carolina [organization]: State where incarcerated people are not paid for most prison work. - Stan Gunter [person]: Georgia State Representative (R-Blairsville), former prosecutor and judge, sponsor of HB 582. - Steven J. Twist [person]: General counsel for the National Victims' Constitutional Amendment Network. - Stubbs v. Hall [case]: Georgia case (2020) holding that equitable tolling is not recognized for Georgia's habeas corpus statute of limitations - Superior Courts of Georgia [organization]: Georgia trial courts with exclusive jurisdiction over habeas corpus petitions, among other matters. (aka: Superior Court) - Supreme Court of Georgia [organization]: Georgia's highest court, which imposes public discipline on attorneys and adopted the 2022 amendment to Rule 3.8. - Vermont [organization]: U.S. state that has cut prison population over 50% from its peak. - Vermont Supreme Court [organization]: State supreme court whose FY2022 statistics report post-conviction relief appeals. - Washington [organization]: U.S. state whose coroner statute, RCW 68.50.010, covers deaths in jail or prison. - Watkins v. Ballinger [case]: 2020 Georgia Supreme Court case addressing the four-year limitation period and prejudicial delay exception under O.C.G.A. § 9-14-48(e). - West Virginia [organization]: State whose post-conviction habeas statute has no filing deadline and whose court statistics and victim-notification statute are cited. (aka: WV) - West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals [organization]: State appellate court whose annual report and quick-reference statistics report habeas and post-conviction filings. - Wisconsin [organization]: U.S. state that allows sentence credits only for individuals incarcerated in local facilities. - Wisconsin Court System [organization]: Wisconsin state court system; publisher of circuit court caseload statistics searched in this memo. SOURCES (120) ---------------------------------------- - !" # $ %&'&(, Georgia Senate Research Office (2004-01-01) [legislation, primary] URL: https://web.archive.org/web/2020/http://www.senate.ga.gov/sro/Documents/Highlights/2004Highlights.pdf - § 28. Findings and declarations; rights of victims; enforcement, CA CONST Art. 1, § 28, San Diego County District Attorney [legislation, primary] URL: https://www.sdcda.org/content/helping/28%20Findings%20and%20declarations%20rights%20of%20victims%20enforcement.pdf - §801D-4 Basic bill of rights for victims, Hawaii State Legislature [legislation, primary] URL: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol14_Ch0701-0853/HRS0801D/HRS_0801D-0004.htm - 1. Post-Conviction Relief, Indiana Courts [legal_document, primary] URL: https://rules.incourts.gov/Content/post-conviction/rule1/current.htm - 13 V.S.A. § 5305. 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Definitions. | Chapter 31 - Criminal Procedure | NMOneSou... https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/item/4379/index.do?iframe..., New Mexico Compilation Commission [legislation, primary] URL: https://www.cvrc.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/31-26-3.-Definitions.-Chapter-31-Criminal-Procedure-NMOneSource.com_.pdf - 725 ILCS 5/122-1, Illinois General Assembly (2026-01-01) [legislation, primary] URL: https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/072500050K122-1.htm - Abrams v. 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